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Ralph Bakshi
Writer 87 years old

Ralph Bakshi

Haifa, Mandatory Palestine [now Israel]

Ralph Bakshi (born October 29, 1938) is a Palestinian-born American animator and filmmaker. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions. Between 1972 and 1992, he directed nine theatrically released... Read full bio →

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Cool and the Crazy

Cool and the Crazy

Ralph Bakshi 1994 1h 25m

Unhappily married couple Roslyn and Michael lead separate affairs that lead to violent repercussions for all.

Wizards

Wizards

Ralph Bakshi 1977 1h 21m 6.6

On a post-apocalyptic Earth, a wizard and his faire folk comrades fight an evil wizard who's using technology in his bid for conquest.

Coonskin

Coonskin

Ralph Bakshi 1975 1h 24m 5.0

A multi-layered satire of race relations in America. Live-action sequences of a prison break bracket the animated story of Brother Rabbit, Brother Bear, and Preacher Fox, who rise to the top of the crime ranks in Harlem by going up against a con-man, a racist cop, and the Mafia.

Heavy Traffic

Heavy Traffic

Ralph Bakshi 1973 1h 17m 4.0

A white dropout struggles to become a cartoonist and filmmaker, drawing inspiration from the harsh, gritty world around him.

Fritz the Cat

Fritz the Cat

Ralph Bakshi 1972 1h 18m 7.6

A hypocritical swinging college student cat raises hell in a satiric vision of various elements on the 1960's.

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